Tailor&#39;s marking device



March 21, 1961 'J. A. ERICSON ET AL 2,975,520

TAILOR'S MARKING DEVICE Filed Feb. 24, 1959 INVENTOR JOHN A. ERICSGNELMER M. BINS BY ATTOR EY United States Patent TAILORS MARKING DEVICEJohn A. Ericson, 732 Market St., and Elmer M. Bins, 272 Ewing Road, bothof Youngstown, Ohio Filed Feb. 24, 1959, Ser. No. 795,043

1 Claim. (Cl. 33-41) The present invention relates to marking devices ingeneral and more particularly to an improved tailors marking device.

As will be understood by those skilled in the sewing and tailoring art,in the making of articles from material in accordance with a pattern itis necessary to mark one or more thicknesses of the material in exactaccordance with the markings on the pattern. The pattern usuallycomprises a properly marked piece of transparent or translucent paper,such as onion-skin for example. Heretofore, serrated tracing wheels andcarbon paper have been used to transfer the markings on the pattern tothe material. When such prior art apparatus and methods are employed itis usually only possible to mark one thickness of, material and thetracing operation is not only time consuming but also is difficult tocomplete with a high degree of accuracy.

In view of the above, it will be seen that the need exists for animproved tailors marking device and it is the primary or ultimate objectof the present invention to provide such apparatus.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tailors marking devicewhich is adapted to very accurately and legibly mark two thicknesses ofthe material being worked in exact accordance with the markings on thepattern.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tailors marking devicewhich embodies an indicator or pointer means adapted to engage andfollow the markings on the pattern whereby the material is marked inexact accordance therewith.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a tailors markingdevice which embodies improved holders for the marking means, such aspieces of tailors chalk, for example. As will be hereinafter more fullyexplained, the holders are molded or otherwise formed from any suitableplastic material and are nestingly and frictionally received over theforward end portions of the elongated U-shaped body portion.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a tailors markingdevice which is characterized by its extreme simplicity in manufacture,assembly and use. Further, the tailors marking device of the presentinvention is characterized by its ruggedness and its stability wherebytwo thicknesses of material may be marked simultaneously in exactaccordance with respect to each other and with respect to the pattern.

The above, as well as other objects and advantages of the presentinvention, will become more fully apparent upon consideration of thefollowing specification and accompanying drawing wherein there isdisclosed a preferred illustrated embodiment of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a perspective view showing the use of a tailors markingdevice constructed in accordance with the teachings of the presentinvention;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the tailors marking device shownin Figure 1;

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Figure 3 is a partial plan view of the apparatus shown in Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a front end view of the apparatus depicted in Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing, the reference numeral 10 designatesgenerally an improved tailors marking service constructed in accordancewith the teachings of the present invention. This marking device isadapted for use in a manner to be hereinafter more fully described tosimultaneously mark two layers of material 11 and 12 in exact accordancewith markings 13 on a pattern 14. As will be understood by those skilledin the art, the pattern 14 usually comprises thin onion-skin having themarkings 13imprinted thereon.

The tailors marking device 10 comprises a generally elongated U-shapedbody member 15 which defines a. pair of vertically spaced and generallyparallel elongated reaches 16 and 17. The U-shaped body member 15 isformed from strip metal, for example, whereby the same is resilient inorder that the front end portions of the reaches 16 and 17 can bepressed together by the user. The reaches 16 and 17 are elongated sothat the layers of material 11 and 12 may be inserted between thesereaches for a considerable distance to facilitate marking thereof.Slidably received over the lower reach 17 of the U-shaped body member 15is a channel 18 which strengthens and adds rigidity to the body memberwhereby the lower reach 17 is always disposed in aligned parallelrelation with respect to the upper reach 16. This allows the two layersof material 11 and 12 to be marked in exact accordance with respect toeach other.

Nestingly received and carried on the front end portion of each of thereaches 16 and 17 is a holder 19. Each of the holders 19 is generallyL-shaped in side elevation as shown in Figure 2 and is provided with agenerally rectangular recess 20 adjacent the rear end thereof. Thisrecess is adapted to nestingly and frictionally receive the forward endportion of the reach associated therewith. The forward end of theL-shaped holder 19 has a vertically extending and generally rectangularaperture 21 therein into which is adapted to be inserted a piece oftailors marking chalk 22. The holder 19 is molded or otherwise formedfrom any well-known plastic composition whereby the same has a desireddegree of resiliency and is adapted to be frictionally received on theforward end portion of the reach associated therewith and tofrictionally retain the tailors marking chalk 22.

When both of the holders 19 are assembled on the forward end portions ofthe reaches 16 and 17 and the pieces of chalk 22 are inserted in theapertures 21 it will be observed that the pieces of chalk 22 aredisposed adjacent to but spaced vertically from each other. In the useof the tailors marking device the two layers of material are insertedbetween the pieces of chalk 22 and the reaches 16 and 17 of the U-shapedbody portion. The user applies a force intermediate the ends of thereaches 16 and 17 which causes the pieces of chalk 22 to engage theopposite surfaces of the layers of material 11 and 12. By efiectingrelative movement between the marking device and the layers of material,the layers of material are marked with chalk lines on opposite sidesthereof. The elongated channel 18 prevents transverse movement of thereaches 16 and 17 with respect to each other whereby the two layers ofmaterial are marked in exact accordance with respect to each other.

It is, of course, necessary to mark the layers of material in accordancewith the markings on the pattern and to accomplish this we provide anindicator23. The indicator 23 comprises a thin spring-like strip ofmetal which is generally co-extensive with the upper reach 16. Theindicator 23 is attached to the reach 16 adjacent the rear end portionthereof by Welding or any other convenient attachment means. Theindicator 23 is bowed upwardly at 24 intermediate its ends whereby thesame clears the holder 19, carried by the reach 16. The extreme forwardend portion 25 of the indicator 23 is turned upwardly so that the thinpattern is adapted to be slidably received thereunder. The extremeforward edge of the indicator 23 terminates at a point directly over thevertically aligned apertures 21 in the holders 19. The arrangement issuch that the extreme forward edge of the indicator 23 moves in exactaccordance with the lines being traced on the layers of material.

In the use of the indicator 23 the pattern 14 is inserted between theindicator 23 and the upper reach 16. The extreme forward edge of theindicator 23 is made to follow the markings which are to be transferredto the layers of material and in this manner the layers of material aremarked in exact accordance with the markings on the pattern. Theupturned front end portion 25 of the indicator 23 allows the relativelyflimsy pattern to be inserted easily thereunder without tearing ormutilating the same.

The marking device of the present invention will normally be heldintermediate the endsthereof in one hand of the user with the thumbresting on top of the indicator 23 whereby the. pieces of chalk 22 arepressed into contact with the layers of material while the pattern isloosely engaged between the indicator 23 and the upper reach 16. Theother hand of the user would normally be employed to maintain thepattern in proper position with respect to the layers of material and tomove the layers of material and pattern relative to the tailors markingdevice.

It will thus be seen that the objects initially set forth have beenaccomplished. Although there has been disclosed an illustratedembodiment of the invention it should be understood that many changesmay be made therein without departing from the clear teachings thereof.Accordingly, reference should be had to the following appended claims indetermining the true scope and intent of the invention.

aorasao We claim:

A tailors marking device adapted to be held in one hand of a user tosimultaneously mark cloth and the like in exact accordance with themarkings on a pattern overlying said cloth and the like comprising astrip-like body member, said body member being U-shaped to define a pairof longitudinally extending and vertically spaced generally parallelelongated reaches, a holder carried at the forward end portion of eachof said reaches, marking means carried by each of said holders, saidmarking means being disposed in adjacent vertically aligned and spacedrelation with respect'to each other and being movable relatively towardeach other upon pressure being applied by the hand of the user to saidreaches to engage opposite sides of said cloth and the like receivedbetween said marking means and said reaches, an indicator comprising athin elongated indicator strip mounted adjacent its rear end on one ofsaid reaches, said indicator strip extending in closely spaced generallyparallel relation with respect to said one of said reaches; saidindicator strip having an indicator portion disposed in verticallyaligned relation respect to said marking means, the space between saidindicator strip and said one of said reaches being adapted to receive apattern overlying the cloth and the like, said indicator strip beingmovable toward said one of said reaches upon pressure being applied bythe hand of the user to said indicator strip, and the arrangement beingsuch that the user can control the pressure exerted by said markingmeans against the cloth and the like and the pressure exerted by saidindicator strip against the pattern with one hand while manipulating thecloth and the like and the pattern with the other hand to mark the clothandthe like in exact accordance with the markings on the pattern.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS DritzOct. 9, 1951

